Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson Jr. (born April 4, 1982) is an American retired stock car racing driver.

Richardson began driving at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Team Texas Driving School at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. He was runner-up in Rookie of the Year honors the following season in Romco Super Late Models. In 2004, he made his Automobile Racing Club of America debut at Chicagoland Speedway. He is a former quarterback at Southern Methodist University.

Racing career

Richardson made his NASCAR debut in the 2005 Las Vegas 350, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for Mighty Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series. He started 35th and finished 29th, seven laps down. He ran two more races that season. During the off-season, he purchased equipment from Ultra Motorsports and formed his own team to compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in the No. 1 Chevrolet. He failed to qualify for five races, had a best finish of sixteenth at Talladega Superspeedway and ended up 30th in season points. His team reportedly shut down after the season ended.

In 2007, Richardson moved up to the NASCAR Busch Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Jay Robinson Racing (JRR). He made sixteen starts and finished 46th in points, with a best finish of 19th at Talladega Superspeedway. He signed with Robinson to drive the No. 4 Chevrolet at least 20 races for JRR in 2008, but he was released. Later that summer, he formed his own team with his father and Rob Fuller, and has driven the No. 23 team for them since. He shared the No. 23 with Ken Butler III in 2009, and also drove the No. 0 part-time for JD Motorsports.

Richardson ran the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega for Tommy Baldwin Racing; he finished eighteenth this was the best finish for Tommy Baldwin's team in the Sprint Cup in 2009 debut, the team start and parked for most of the season. Richardson ran four races for Front Row Motorsports in 2010; he also drove the No. 92 Dodge at the Sprint Showdown for Brian Keselowski.

Richardson ran the 2011 Daytona 500 in the No. 37 Front Row Motorsports Ford with sponsorship from North Texas Pipes, while running the majority of the NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule in 2011.

In 2012, Richardson attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a family-owned No. 23 Toyota, but failed to make the field. He ran the 2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 in the No. 23 car to ninth place, his best career finish, and ran a limited schedule for the remainder of the year.

In 2016, Richardson returned to the Cup Series for the Daytona 500. He would drive the No. 26 car for BK Racing. Despite not being locked into the race due to his team not possessing a charter (which would have guaranteed his team a spot in the 500), Richardson was able to finish eighteenth in the second Can-Am Duel to qualify for the 500. As of 2026, he has not raced since.

Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2009 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL18 TEX PHO HOM 59th 109 2010 Front Row Motorsports 38Ford DAY31 CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX 54th 301 37 TAL26 RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY23 CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR 34 TAL37 TEX PHO HOM 2011 37 DAY38 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 77th 01 2012 R3 Motorsports 23 Toyota DAYDNQ PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL27 DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAYDNQ NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL35 CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 68th 01 2016 BK Racing 26 Toyota DAY38 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 51st 3

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2010 Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 31 2011 28 38 2012 R3 Motorsports Toyota DNQ 2016 BK Racing Toyota 40 38

Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2006 Richardson Racing 80 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLTDNQ MEM TEXDNQ PHO HOMDNQ N/A 0 2007 Jay Robinson Racing 28 Chevy DAY28 CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH31 TAL19 RCH DAR CLT DOV36 NSH30 KEN34 MLW33 NHA39 DAY26 CHI GTY22 IRP27 CGV GLN MCH BRI38 CAL RCH DOV27 KAN CLT MEM31 TEX32 PHO HOM36 46th 1146 Richardson Racing 80 Chevy TEXDNQ PHO 2008 Jay Robinson Racing 4 Chevy DAY31 CAL25 LVS19 ATL32 BRI32 NSH35 TEX29 PHO30 MXC TAL19 RCH34 DAR 45th 1105 R3 Motorsports 23 Chevy CLT38 DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY32 CHIDNQ GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH35 BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN23 CLTDNQ MEM TEX36 PHO HOMDNQ 2009 DAY34 CAL BRI29 TEX24 NSH PHO TAL16 RCH DAR CLT33 DOV NSH21 KEN MLW NHA DAY26 CHI28 GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH24 BRI CGV ATL22 RCH28 DOV KAN22 CAL CLT MEM32 TEX26 PHO HOM 41st 1248 0 LVS34 2010 23 DAY25 CAL33 LVS26 BRI NSH23 PHO TEX23 TAL20 RCH DAR DOV35 CLT23 NSH27 KEN30 ROA NHA27 DAY32 CHI31 GTY IRP15 IOW23 GLN MCH33 BRI28 CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN31 CAL26 CLT33 GTY TEX27 PHO HOM20 27th 1882 2011 Dodge DAY32 PHO24 LVS22 BRI37 CAL29 TEX26 TAL28 NSH34 RCH20 DAR DOV IOW22 CLT36 CHI32 MCH31 ROA DAY31 24th 377 Chevy KEN33 NHA NSH IRP IOW23 GLN CGV BRI ATL26 RCH22 CHI29 DOV KAN CLT30 TEX25 PHO22 HOM22 2012 DAY35 PHO LVS24 BRI CAL21 TEX34 RCH34 TAL26 DAR IOW CLT39 DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY17 NHA CHI IND31 IOW GLN CGV BRI24 ATL31 RCH22 CHI KEN DOV CLT20 KAN39 TEX27 PHO HOM33 28th 248 2013 DAY9 PHO LVS29 BRI27 CAL TEX31 RCH32 TAL20 DAR CLT40 DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY32 NHA CHI IND30 IOW GLN MOH BRI30 ATL25 RCH34 CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT27 TEX28 PHO HOM 32nd 222 2014 DAY38 PHO LVS31 BRI CAL TEX34 DAR RCH TAL32 IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY40 NHA CHI IND32 IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX29 PHO HOM 42nd 72

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2005 Mighty Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS29 MAR ATL 62nd 216 Maverick Motorsports 82 Chevy TEX28 PHO Richardson Racing 35 Chevy HOM34 2006 1 Dodge DAY17 CAL33 ATL30 MAR28 MFD33 30th 1514 Chevy GTY36 CLTDNQ DOVDNQ TEX23 MCHDNQ MLW33 KAN27 KENDNQ MEM36 IRP30 NSH27 BRI36 NHA36 LVS28 TAL16 MAR24 ATL27 TEX28 PHO34 HOMDNQ 2009 Rob Fuller Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX35 PHO HOM 109th 58

ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2004 Gerhart Racing 7 Pontiac DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 142nd 130 2005 Richardson Racing 33 Ford DAY 46th 755 Chevy NSH SLM 56 Ford KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL Simko-Schacht Racing 45 Ford TAL